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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$42,534 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,881 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 145 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, liberal arts general studies is the #48 most popular major in District of Columbia.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for liberal arts students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Liberal Arts General Studies

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Our analysis found Georgetown University to be the best value school for liberal arts general studies students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in District of Columbia. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Georgetown are $59,957 a year. Liberal Arts majors at Georgetown take out an average of $25,848 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Georgetown is ranked #1 for overall quality for liberal arts in District of Columbia.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Trinity Washington University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the city of Washington, Trinity College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Trinity College are $25,110 a year. The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at Trinity College take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $38,471.

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Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 3,589
New York 19,150
Maryland 9,515
New Jersey 9,619
Delaware 649

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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